{"product_id":"curveball-paperback","title":"Curveball - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartha Ackmann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCurveball \u003c\/em\u003etells the inspiring story of a woman whose ambition, courage, and raw talent propelled her from ragtag teams barnstorming across the Dakotas to playing in front of large crowds at Yankee Stadium. After Robinson integrated the major leagues and other black players slowly began to follow, Stone seized the opportunity to play professional baseball with the men in the Negro League. Toni Stone faced down not only fastballs, but jeers, sabotage, and Jim Crow America as well. Her story reveals how far passion, pride, and determination can take one person in pursuit of a dream.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartha Ackmann\u003c\/b\u003e is a journalist and the author of the award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Mercury 13: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe True Story of Thirteen Women and the Dream of Space Flight\u003c\/i\u003e. Her sports commentary has appeared in the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, and on National Public Radio's \u003ci\u003eOnly a Game\u003c\/i\u003e. She has held fellowships and grants from the Guggenheim Foundation, the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University, and the Society for American Baseball Research. She teaches in the gender studies department at Mount Holyoke College.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.5 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700983205951,"sku":"9781613736562","price":20.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ba9b42361064099fbf32c85c6cb4c069.webp?v=1765018902","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/curveball-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}